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Independent Media 5mins 2secs.mp4

Independent Media

Developing a strong media through forums and training and promoting dialogue between media, government and civil society in Rwanda. An example of work by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC). View

Debt Reduction 4mins 23 secs.mp4

Debt Reduction

Debt Reporting and Management System (CS-DRMS) software, developed by experts at the Commonwealth Secretariat, which enabled Guyana to reduce resources spent on servicing debt and channel them into education and health. An example of work by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC). View


Managing Debt 3mins 33 secs.mp4

Managing Debt

Debt Reporting and Management System (CS-DRMS) software, developed by experts at the Commonwealth Secretariat, which enabled Jamaica to reduce resources spent on servicing debt and channel them into education and health. An example of work by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC). View

Empowering Women 5mins 35secs.mp4

Empowering Women

Business training for women entrepreneurs in India and in collaboration with the Corporation Bank and the NTR Foundation, support to access finance. An example of work by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC). View


Martime Boundaries 6mins 16 secs.mp4

Maritime Boundaries

Legal and technical expertise in marine geology which resulted in a successful ground-breaking joint submission by Mauritius and Seychelles to the UN that laid claim to nearly 400,000 square kilometres of seabed and ocean resources. An example of work by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC). View

Human rights: More than just words

Human Rights: More than just words

Human rights are more than just words. Every person should be able to live in dinity and know equality,to eat, work, have shelter and achieve their potential through good health and education. View

News

Commonwealth ministers to arrive in Maldives Friday

Feb 23, 2012 - A Commonwealth ministerial mission is due to arrive in the Maldives capital, Malé, on 17 February to ascertain the facts surrounding the transfer of power last week in the South Asian state.... Read more


African symposium explores natural fibres

Feb 17, 2012 - Experts and delegates from 19 African countries will gather in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from 3 to 10 March 2012 to discuss ways of boosting natural fibre production in a bid to tackle rural poverty. ... Read more


Commonwealth Secretary-General to Pakistan: You can always count on us

Feb 17, 2012 - Message by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, visiting Islamabad, Pakistan, from 16 to 19 February, 2012. Pakistan holds a special place in the Commonwealth. It is one of the eight countries that came together in 1949 to lay the foundations of the modern Commonwealth ... Read more

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Events

Commonwealth Youth Summits

Jan 1, 2012 - Are you interested in taking part in the 2012 Commonwealth Youth Summit in your region? Taking place in cities across the British Isles, each Youth Summit will bring together 120 young people aged 14-17. Read more


Commonwealth Day

Mar 12, 2012 - Commonwealth Day is an opportunity to promote understanding on global issues, international co-operation and the work of the Commonwealth’s organisations, which aim to improve the lives of its citizens. Read more


Energy Summit 2012

Mar 13, 2012 - Following the successful Power Summit 2011, the Commonwealth Energy Summit is designed to provide a high level platform to discuss issues relating to energy security, natural resource utilisation, power generation and renewable energy. Read more

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